Determination of Electro-Optical Coefficients of Lithium Niobate Crystals

Abstract:

The electro-optical coefficients r₂₂, r_е of doped lithium niobate crystals were determined by the interference-polarization method, depending on the zinc concentration in the range 0.018-0.88 wt. %. The dependence of the electro-optical coefficient on the zinc concentration is nonlinear. The values r₂₂, r_е are determined.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 806)
• Pages: 175-179
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.806.175
• Online since: June 2019
• Authors: Alexander Vjacheslavovich Syuy*, Nikolay N. Prokopiv, Nikolay V. Sidorov, Mikhail N. Palatnikov, Il'ya S. Dolgopolov, Marina S. Petrova, Elena A. Antonycheva
• Keywords: Conoscopic Figures, Electro-Optic Coefficient, Electro-Optical Effect, Lithium Niobate Crystal

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